Microplastic pollution has rapidly become one of the major global environmental concerns because of its low biodegradability rate and threat to biota. Although many treatment methods are reported, the advanced oxidation process (AOP) is recommended because of its capacity to completely mineralize organic pollutants into carbon dioxide and water. This review gathers published investigations on recent AOP techniques (UV/solar photolysis and photocatalysis (PC), UV/H₂O₂, Fenton reaction, sonolysis, heat-activated persulphate and peroxymonosulphate) tested for the degradation of microplastics from water and wastewater. The review lists 54 studies, by far the most comprehensive collection on the AOP-driven treatment of microplastics, and is also the first to explain the methods related to the ultrasonic degradation of microplastics. We found that all the reviewed AOP techniques achieved satisfying performance in the degradation of microplastics. This paper proposes recommendations for future research based on the review.

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用于降解环境中微塑料的高级氧化工艺：综述

由于其生物降解率低且对生物群构成威胁，微塑料污染已迅速成为全球主要环境问题之一。尽管报道了许多处理方法，但推荐使用高级氧化工艺（AOP），因为它能够将有机污染物完全矿化成二氧化碳和水。本综述收集了有关最新 AOP 技术（UV/太阳能光解和光催化 (PC)、UV/H 2 _O 2 _、芬顿反应、声波分解、热激活过硫酸盐和过一硫酸盐）的已发表研究，这些技术用于水和废水中微塑料的降解测试。该综述列出了 54 项研究，是迄今为止关于 AOP 驱动的微塑料处理的最全面的收集，也是首次解释与超声波降解微塑料相关的方法。我们发现所有审查的 AOP 技术在微塑料降解方面都取得了令人满意的性能。本文根据综述提出了未来研究的建议。